Div/orce Series
Each of these Ache 7”s is a small, limited run split between an experimental electronic artist & a band. Over six years, they have been revealing a painting. The final piece will be unveiled in 2011.

Intentionally pairing bands and artists playing sonically different styles, the series highlights the common spirits of freedom and individuality found in music created by people unrestricted by a desire to fit into any existing template.

Vancouver electro-acoustic artist Secret Mommy returns with a sprawling, revelatory collage of field recordings and rhythm. Exploring the nuanced space of our culture's great cathedral, The Mall is a playful, subtle remix of the living world.

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CavingU.S. CavesACHE041

Caving is the overbearing brother of Andy Dixon’s Secret Mommy. This goon indulges in world music, samples the heaviest rap verses, then drops the bass and collects cheques.

Healthy Students
L.A. WomanACHE040

Ten songs careen through this 11-minute debut. Pure old school hardcore not just for hardcore purists. This supergroup boasts members of The Red Light Sting, WPP and even more.

Andy Dixon
Weird WeightBOOK ACHE039

100pg, full color, 6.5" x 8.5" perfect bound book of Andy Dixon's visual art. Basquiat and Twombly in a punk rock duel. Exposure of process, mistakes and typos married with an effortless sense of composition and typography.

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Book$40.00

Secret Mommy Quintet / Basketball
Split 7"ACHE039

Secret Mommy's only recording as a 5 piece band! less digital mayhem, more pop gem with focus on vocal & guitar-work. Side B: Basketball’s debut. They pluck from the world many geographical influences: Tome’s vocals in his native tongue, Croatian; Iranian scales; gypsy-esque spirit.

Andy Dixon / Montag
Husbands
ACHE038

Limited to 300! Hand made covers! Side A: one track written by both artists via digital ping-pong. Side B: exclusive tracks by both artists. Free digital download! These guys are almost gone, so, you know, hurry!

Fuzzed-out Sonic Youth-inspired noise-rock (with a heavy emphasis on the rock). Catchy female vox blast through a broken PA. Members of The Red
Light Sting and North Of America.Download comes with FREE EP!

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$8.00

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$4.00

7"
$5.00

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$8.00

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$4.00

The Winks
Birthday Party
ACHE032

An elegant blend of modern fervor with an old-world charm, The Winks’ only full-length glistens with timeless yet hip, pop-panache. Primarily cello, mandolin, vocals and percussion. Hanging with hooks.

Adorable electro-folk from Denmark. It could be a cartoon soundtrack, were it not played with bent and broken woodwinds, banjo and brass. Three-year-olds go nuts for this.
Hand Silk Screened LP Jackets!

V/A: Project Bicycle
ACHE025

A compilation of experimental electronic’s best musicians from around the globe, each celebrating the bicycle in their own way. All artists were given the same recording of a bicycle as the only ingredient to make a track . Featuring Jason Forrest, Greg Davis, Secret Mommy, and many more!Hand Silk Screened LP Jackets!

Volume Four of our DIV/ORCE series!
A new song by both artists - the last one ever written by Kid Commando.
Limited to 1000!

Secret Mommy
Very Rec
ACHE022

An experimental electronic album made almost entirely of sounds recorded at recreational centres. This album spastically celebrates the sound of doing.

Konono No1
Congotronics
ACHE021

Congolese street performers accidentaly tap into art-punk by DIY amplifying their likembes and drumming on garbage. No wonder Björk and Timbaland had to play with them. This is an instant classic.

7"
$5.00

LP
$10

CD
$8.00

Dwnld
$4.00

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$10.00

Sightings / HrvatskiSplit 7"
ACHE019

"Div/orce is a seven-inch series
devoted to exploring the similarities between underground electronica
and noise rock through direct juxtaposition. The series's third
volume offers proof that drum 'n' bass and droning noise rock are
kissing cousins." - Splendid Limited to 1000!

Death From
Above 1979
You're a Woman
I'm a Machine
ACHE018

DFA1979’s breakthrough album of pop-grunge anthems. Cheeky and hip distorted bass and drum rock. A Canadian must-own.

Piers Whyte
S/T
ACHE017

Vancouver’s mystery man, Piers Whyte debuts with a stunning digital collage diary of his journey from Cuba to Prince George. Manipulated field recordings of storms, snow, and tropical birds. A personal and contemplative odyssey.

7"
$5.00

LP

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$8.00

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$4.00

Matmos /
Die Monitr Batss
Split 7" ACHE016

The second volume of our split 7"s
dedicated to the demise of trivial genrefication features SF's academic
sampling duo, Matmos, and free-art noise ensemble, Die Monitr Batss.
Limited to 1000!

Vancouver outsider-hiphop. Truly the weirdest rap production you’ll ever hear, confessional and unsettling, with plenty of nods to the Vancouver hardcore scene.

12"

CDEP

Dwnld
$2.00

12"
$11.00

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$2.00

The Epidemic
I am Compltley Oprationa l
ACHE005

Before Secret Mommy, Andy Dixon experimented with a solo project called The Epidemic. Manipulated acoustic experiments in the vein of Joan Of Arc.

Radio Berlin
The Selection Drone
ACHE004

Those who were blessed enough to see Radio Berlin perform at their peak will never forget their haunting, early Cure-inspired shows. Members have gone on to play in Black Mountain and Lightning Dust.

d.b.s.
Forget Everything
You Know
ACHE003

The swan-song of Vancouver’s own d.b.s.. A five track post-punk farewell recorded for the fanatics who followed these boyz-2-men over their ten year career.

CD
$6.00

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$3.00

LP
$5.00

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$2.00

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Hot Hot Heat /
The Red Light Sting
Split
ACHE002

They were up-and-comers once. Side A: knee-jerk synth mayhem by Victoria’s infamous HHH. On Side B, TRLS debuts what would become its angular, hardcore dance signature.

d.b.s.
If Life Were A Result We'd All Be Dead

A rare release by Vancouver's legendary d.b.s. on New York's CRAP RECORDS. A document of an era when they were at their most energetic with a stronger lean towards LIFETIME-esque melodic hardcore. This just might be their best.